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Friday, August 20: Stage 7, Gandia - Balcón de Alicante, 152 km

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Michael Storer wins stage seven. Photo: Cxling Creative Agency

Rated ascents:

• Km 60.5: Puerto de Nenilloba, 3 km @ 3.5%. Cat. 3
• Km 80: Puerto de Tudons, 7.1 km @ 5.2%. Cat. 2
• Km 113: Puerto El Collao, 9.5 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 2
• Km 138.3: Puerto de Tibi, 5.3 km @ 5.3%. Cat. 3
• Km 152: Balcón de Alicante, 8.4 km @ 6.2%. Cat. 1

Weather at the city of Tibi, on the route, about 7 km from the finish: 28C (83F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: All 182 stage six finishers began today's stage. There was a 9.2km ceremonial rollout before the official start was given at 1:21 PM. Cofidis rider Emmanuel Morin abandoned about an hour into the stage.

Late in the stage Alejandro Valverde crashed and had to abandon. This is only the second time in 14 Vuelta starts that Valverde has quit the race.

Here is the race organizer's stage seven summary:

Michael Storer (Team DSM) rose to victory at Balcon de Alicante after a major battle on stage 7 of La Vuelta 21. The 24 years old Australian climber destroyed his breakaway companions on the steeper slopes of the gruelling unprecedented final climb of the day to take the win ahead of Carlos Verona, who couldn’t offer Movistar Team the stage win on a sad day for the Spanish team. Alejandro Valverde, participating in his 15th La Vuelta, had to abandon after a crash. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) retained La Roja for a handful of seconds ahead of Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe).

The 182-man peloton of La Vuelta 21 roll from Gandia with six climbs and more than 3,500m of elevation to overcome en route to an unprecedented summit finish at Balcon de Alicante. They quickly hit the first climb of the day, the cat-1 Puerto La Llacuna, leading to a huge battle for the breakaway.

A huge breakaway threatens La Roja
After many attacks and counter-attacks, Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) takes the 10 KOM points at the summit but the race situation is far from settling. A group of 29 riders eventually goes on the following valley with Matteo Trentin doing most of the work for his UAE Team Emirates’ companion Jan Polanc, the best classified rider on GC at the front: 12th, +1’42’’.

Bora-Hansgrohe’s Felix Grossschartner (15th, +2’09’’) and Haig (26th, +3’06’’) are the other main threats to La Roja. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) has one teammate up there, Sepp Kuss, and Team DSM manage to put five riders in the break: Romain Bardet, Thymen Arensman, Chris Hamilton, Michael Storer and Martijn Tusveld.

Their gap increases to 4 minutes as they go up and over the Puerto de Tudons. Meanwhile, Hugh Carthy (EF Education Nippo) abandons the race. He finished 3rd overall in 2020.

Valverde attacks and abandons
Temperature rises on the next climb, the cat-2 Puerto El Collao, when Movistar Team send Alejandro Valverde on the move to shake the race and put more pressure on Jumbo-Visma. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) follows that move but Valverde then crashes in a curve. The Spanish icon tries to get back up despite visible injuries on his left shoulder, but he has to abandon a few kilometres later.

Meanwhile, the front group explodes. Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) is very combative, alongside Lawson Craddock and Michael Storer. They open a 1’ gap to their companions on the way to the penultimate climb of the day, the Puerto de Tibi, to be summited with 13.7km to go.

Storer rises to victory
Sivakov and Storer quickly drop Craddock on the first slopes up Balcon de Alicante (8.4km, 6.2%). But Carlos Verona (Movistar Team) and Andreas Kron (Lotto Soudal) join them at the front with 7km to go. The Spaniard even attacks a couple of times but nobody can resist Storer when he counter-attacks with 3.5km to go and solos to victory.

In the GC group, Steven Kruijswijk sets the pace for Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) before Adam Yates accelerates for Ineos Grenadiers. They finish with a 3’33’’ gap, allowing Roglic to save La Roja for 8’’ on Grossschartner. Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) loses 30’’ on the line.

Complete results:

Stage 7 photos

152 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.448 km/hr

1	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	4hr 10min 13sec
2	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	@ 21sec
3	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 59''
4	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 16''
5	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 24''
6	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	1' 32''
7	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 37''
9	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 17''
10	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 29''
11	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 49''
12	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	2' 53''
13	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
14	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	3' 08''
15	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 33''
16	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
17	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
18	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
19	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
20	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
21	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
22	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 46''
23	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	4' 03''
24	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
25	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
26	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
27	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
28	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 12''
29	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
30	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
31	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
32	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 31''
33	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 59''
34	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	5' 03''
35	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 45''
36	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	6' 13''
37	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	6' 24''
38	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
39	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	6' 37''
40	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	7' 17''
41	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	8' 42''
42	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
43	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 53''
44	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	9' 26''
45	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
46	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
47	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
48	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
49	OIER LAZKANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
50	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	9' 58''
51	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	10' 31''
52	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	11' 18''
53	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	11' 20''
54	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
55	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
57	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	11' 27''
58	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
59	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	11' 42''
60	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	11' 48''
61	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
62	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 47''
63	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 39''
64	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	14' 20''
65	GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	16' 14''
66	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
67	ALEX ARANBURU	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	17' 59''
68	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 07''
69	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	20' 38''
70	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
71	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
72	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	22' 20''
73	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
74	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
75	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
76	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	22' 26''
77	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 13''
78	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
79	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	24' 22''
80	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	26' 29''
81	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
82	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
83	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
84	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
85	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
86	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
87	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
88	SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
89	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
90	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
91	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
92	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
93	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
95	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
96	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
97	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
98	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
99	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
100	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
101	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
102	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
103	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
104	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
105	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
106	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
107	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
108	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
109	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
110	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
111	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
112	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
113	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	s.t.
114	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
115	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
116	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
117	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
118	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
119	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
120	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
121	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
122	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
123	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
124	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
125	CARLOS CANAL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
126	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
127	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
128	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
129	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
130	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
131	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
132	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
133	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
134	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
135	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
136	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	26' 50''
137	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
138	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
139	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
140	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
141	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
142	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
143	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
144	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
145	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
146	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
147	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
148	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
149	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
150	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
151	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
152	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
153	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
154	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	26' 57''
155	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	27' 17''
156	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
157	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
158	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	27' 28''
159	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 08''
160	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
161	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	28' 12''
162	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	28' 28''
163	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	28' 36''
164	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	28' 38''
165	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	28' 44''
166	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	28' 49''
167	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	29' 08''
168	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
169	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	29' 49''
170	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	29' 57''
171	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
172	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	30' 01''
173	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
174	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
175	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
176	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.

GC after stage 7:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Pavel Sivakov (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Points classification leader: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix)
• Best young rider: Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1,035.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.913 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	25hr 18min 35sec
2	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 8sec
3	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	0' 25''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	0' 36''
5	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 38''
6	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 41''
7	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 57''
8	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 59''
9	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 06''
10	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 22''
11	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 28''
12	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 42''
13	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1' 47''
14	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 14''
15	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 19''
16	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 48''
17	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 52''
18	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 03''
19	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	5' 05''
20	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 09''
21	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	5' 34''
22	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 35''
23	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	6' 24''
24	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	6' 47''
25	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	8' 17''
26	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	9' 10''
27	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	9' 32''
28	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 40''
29	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	11' 09''
30	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	12' 54''
31	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 47''
32	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	14' 23''
33	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	14' 29''
34	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	14' 36''
35	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	15' 44''
36	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	15' 52''
37	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 09''
38	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	17' 10''
39	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 44''
40	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	19' 05''
41	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	19' 19''
42	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	19' 40''
43	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	22' 18''
44	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	22' 22''
45	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	22' 40''
46	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	23' 05''
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	23' 08''
48	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	23' 22''
49	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	23' 27''
50	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 13''
51	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	24' 24''
52	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	24' 28''
53	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	25' 34''
54	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	25' 38''
55	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 41''
56	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	25' 49''
57	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	26' 15''
58	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	26' 33''
59	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	26' 48''
60	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 55''
61	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 21''
62	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	27' 23''
63	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	27' 30''
64	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	27' 55''
65	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	28' 34''
66	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	28' 43''
67	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	29' 02''
68	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	29' 26''
69	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	29' 44''
70	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	29' 48''
71	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30' 02''
72	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	30' 07''
73	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	30' 11''
74	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	31' 31''
75	DIEGO CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	32' 09''
76	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	32' 53''
77	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	33' 02''
78	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	33' 09''
79	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	34' 03''
80	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	34' 38''
81	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	35' 31''
82	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
83	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	35' 37''
84	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	36' 38''
85	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	37' 26''
86	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	37' 34''
87	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	37' 38''
88	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	37' 40''
89	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	38' 03''
90	ALEX ARANBURU	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	38' 10''
91	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	38' 30''
92	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	38' 34''
93	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	38' 49''
94	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	39' 23''
95	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	40' 20''
96	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	40' 28''
97	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	40' 59''
98	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	41' 14''
99	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	41' 52''
100	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	41' 58''
101	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	42' 06''
102	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	42' 25''
103	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	42' 27''
104	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	42' 54''
105	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	43' 01''
106	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	43' 06''
107	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	43' 07''
108	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	43' 23''
109	CARLOS CANAL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
110	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	43' 56''
111	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	44' 13''
112	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	44' 16''
113	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	44' 27''
114	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	44' 40''
115	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	44' 43''
116	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	44' 55''
117	OIER LAZKANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	45' 05''
118	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	45' 16''
119	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	45' 17''
120	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	45' 18''
121	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	45' 20''
122	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	45' 26''
123	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	45' 31''
124	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	45' 35''
125	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	46' 25''
126	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	46' 26''
127	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	46' 33''
128	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	47' 38''
129	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	47' 55''
130	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	47' 58''
131	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	48' 14''
132	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	48' 16''
133	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	49' 30''
134	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	51' 10''
135	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	51' 13''
136	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	51' 14''
137	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	51' 19''
138	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	51' 34''
139	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	51' 37''
140	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	51' 46''
141	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	51' 46''
142	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	51' 52''
143	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	51' 54''
144	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	52' 27''
145	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	52' 51''
146	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	52' 54''
147	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	53' 04''
148	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	53' 11''
149	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	53' 24''
150	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	53' 27''
151	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	53' 40''
152	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
153	SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	53' 50''
154	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	54' 13''
155	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	54' 53''
156	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55' 08''
157	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	55' 34''
158	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	55' 39''
159	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	55' 51''
160	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	56' 17''
161	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	56' 34''
162	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	56' 37''
163	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	57' 42''
164	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	58' 01''
165	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	58' 07''
166	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
167	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	58' 18''
168	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	58' 30''
169	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	58' 39''
170	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 00' 58''
171	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 01' 25''
172	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 02' 19''
173	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 02' 20''
174	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 02' 29''
175	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	1H 02' 57''
176	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 11' 05''

Stage 7 map & profile:

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

Stage 7 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Romain Bardet was sixth

Fifth place Jack Haig

Sepp Kuss was just off the podium, at fourth place.

Third place Pavel Sivakov

Carlos Verona was second.

Michael Storer wins stage seven.

GC leader Primoz Roglic was 16th today, finishing just behind Adam Yates. That was good enough to keep him in red.

Gianluca Brambilla cools down after a hot day in the saddle.

Stage winner Michael Storer

Primoz Roglic remains the GC leader.

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